AuthorTopic: South Carolina game prediction (Read 2129 times)

Cocks are 3-2 with losses to KY by 10 and to A&M by 7. Nice win over NC State in first game. NC State has since won 4 in a row, including a win at Tallahassee over Fla St. Cocks had a 1 pt win over La Tech and a 18 pt win over horrible Missouri.

Take from that what you will. Probably does not mean much when Arkansas travels to Columbia.

SC is averaging 23 points per game and give up an average of 21 points per game. They are coming off the loss to A&M in College Station.

I contend Arkansas plays better on the road against reasonable competition than they do at home. This should be a low scoring and very close game with either team having a good chance of winning it in last few minutes. Result will likely be based on team with fewest turnovers.

It's a toss up but given that SC has a quality win and Arkansas does not, I am going with:

HoginMemphis' commentary is right on, I think. We've had some decent road wins over the years, so that's not out of the question. Neither team is great, so turnovers could be huge. We'll have one. But our D will need to somehow force one to equalize. Two would be better.

Just to be blindly optimistic, same score, just flipped. Hogs 24--Cocks 21.

Hogs up 21-17 middle of the 4th. We Drive down and score a TD with 5 min left. Then we let SC drive down and score aided by a horrible pass interference call on third down that always happens against us. SC onside kicks and recovers. With one minute left at midfield they throw a ball across the middle and Dre tips it and it is intercepted by Santos to seal the game.

Hogs up 21-17 middle of the 4th. We Drive down and score a TD with 5 min left. Then we let SC drive down and score aided by a horrible pass interference call on third down that always happens against us. SC onside kicks and recovers. With one minute left at midfield they throw a ball across the middle and Dre tips it and it is intercepted by Santos to seal the game.

I think we will be very ready to play. I think it's mostly a bad matchup for SC. They aren't good running the ball, so I believe we will attack the QB more and that will allow for some bigger runs, but they won't kill us with the pass. Us playing average defense against SC will be a win. Defensively, I don't see much statistically that makes me think they'll be able to hold us down. I suck at this, but my call is:Hogs 35Gamecocks 21

I really want to believe in this team. Someone said "History is the best predictor of the future all things remaining equal." So, though I think we should definitely have a chance to get the W, I will wait until I see it to believe it.USCe-27Hogs-17

Cocks are 3-2 with losses to KY by 10 and to A&M by 7. Nice win over NC State in first game. NC State has since won 4 in a row, including a win at Tallahassee over Fla St. Cocks had a 1 pt win over La Tech and a 18 pt win over horrible Missouri.

Take from that what you will. Probably does not mean much when Arkansas travels to Columbia.

SC is averaging 23 points per game and give up an average of 21 points per game. They are coming off the loss to A&M in College Station.

I contend Arkansas plays better on the road against reasonable competition than they do at home. This should be a low scoring and very close game with either team having a good chance of winning it in last few minutes. Result will likely be based on team with fewest turnovers.

It's a toss up but given that SC has a quality win and Arkansas does not, I am going with:

SC: 24

ARK: 21

Flip the score and otherwise I think you're in the ballpark. South Carolina is not the same team offensively that beat NC State. Plus, Arkansas is not a good matchup for the Gamecocks. They struggle to run and stop the run. Bentley presents no big play threat with his feet, and Deebo Samuel was the big play threat at WR. Big plays have been Arkansas's achilles heel.

Arkansas should be able to run the ball and control the clock. They may win by 10 or so if they avoid turnovers and special teams mistakes.

I do agree with the OP that Arkansas fares better in winnable games on the road than at home. In Razorback Stadium I think the team feels all the anxiety of the fan base. I mean at this point, we are all on the edge of our seats waiting for disaster in every game. On the road, I think the "us vs them" allows the team to come together better.

That being said, I don't feel confident we will win this game. Our defense is too much of a liability to expect a victory. I like our chances but imagine we come up short.